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News Release

Last modified: Monday, May 9, 2011

Media Advisory: IU E-Waste Collection Days this week at IU Bloomington, IUPUI, IU South Bend

WHAT: Electronic Waste Collection Days
WHEN: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. May 12-13 for schools, universities, businesses and non-profit organizations; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. May 14 for general public
WHERE: IU Bloomington: purple lot to the north of Memorial Stadium. IUPUI: parking lot off 62nd and Rural Streets, at the Glendale Town Center. IU South Bend: Campus parking lot at Vine St. and South 20th St.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 9, 2011

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University's third annual Electronic Waste Collection Days, providing free e-waste recycling for schools, businesses, nonprofit organizations and the general public, will take place Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week (May 12-14).

The program will be open to all public and private schools, universities, businesses and non-profit organizations on Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will be open to the general public on Saturday, also from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The events will take place at various locations, and will provide free recycling collection services for items such as computer systems and accessories, phones and handheld devices, audio and video equipment and office electronics.

More information, including maps, hours and a list of accepted items, is available at ewaste.indiana.edu. Businesses and other organizations are asked to register in advance at indiana.poweron.com/p/register.

All event locations are sponsored by Indiana University, with recycling services provided by Apple:

IU Bloomington Electronic Waste Collection Days

(Hosted by IU Athletics, in the Purple parking lot to the north of Memorial Stadium)

• May 12-13, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.: Schools, universities, businesses and nonprofits
• May 14, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.: General public

IUPUI Electronic Waste Collection Days

(Hosted by the Glendale Town Center, a Kite Realty Property, in the parking lot off 62nd and Rural Streets, at the Glendale Town Center)

• May 12-13, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.: Schools, universities, businesses and nonprofits
• May 14, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.: General public

IU South Bend E-Waste Recycling Fest

(Hosted by the IU South Bend Center for a Sustainable Future, in the campus parking lot at Vine Street and South 20th Street)

• May 13, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.: Businesses and organizations
• May 14, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.: General public

Complete information, including maps, hours and lists of accepted and non-accepted items, is available at indiana.poweron.com and ewaste.indiana.edu. Due to the volume of expected drop-offs, businesses and other organizations are asked to register in advance at indiana.poweron.com/p/register.

For university-owned equipment, please follow the guidelines at document.indiana.edu/copy/Surplus_Departments.asp.

None of the electronics will be processed for resale. Anything that could potentially contain sensitive data, such as cell phones or computers, will be shredded. One hundred percent of the equipment dropped off will be recycled and kept out of landfills.

The first IU Electronic Waste Collection Days program, planned and carried out by interns with the IU Office of Sustainability, took place in April 2009 and collected more than 832,000 pounds of e-waste in Bloomington and Indianapolis. Last year, Electronic Waste Collection Days at IU Bloomington yielded approximately 350,000 pounds of e-waste, and the IU South Bend Tough Stuff Recycling Fest collected 250,000 pounds of waste consumer electronics items.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Solid Waste, in 2007 only 18 percent of electronic products at the end of their lifecycle were recycled. Of electronics products sold between 1980 and 2007, approximately 235 million units had accumulated in storage as of 2007.

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